Collection-level Scope and Content Note

The Berkofsky Papers are composed of correspondence and legal documents from Twining Vs. Berkofsky, a legal case spanning from 1975 to 1977 over the copyright of Max Bruch's Duo Piano Concerto in G minor with Orchestra Opus 88a.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autographed manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor "Appassionata," a full set of handwritten parts for Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in A minor op. 41 no. 1 (Heavily...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The personal papers of music critic Paul Hume comprise this collection. Highlights include correspondence from luminaries of the music world such as Marian Anderson, Pearl Bailey, Leonard Bernstein, Rudolph Bing, Nadia Boulanger, Antal Dorati, Alberto Ginastera, Serge Koussevitsky, John La Montaine, Lotte Lehmann, John Mauceri, Gian Carlo Menotti, Eugene Ormandy, Rosa Ponselle, Ned Rorem, Mstislav Rostropovich, Bidu Sayao, Beverly Sills, Gerard Souzay, George Szell, Virgil Thomson, Alan...

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series: Consists of 75 folders comprising a clippings file maintained by Lawrence Gilman. Arranged in the original order created by Gilman, who kept the documents in several letter books. Gilman arranged the clippings first into chronological segments (1931-32, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935, and literary clippings) and then alphabetically by name or topic. The material is almost exclusively non-Gilman related. It consists primarily of newspaper clippings. Most of the material is music related, and many...

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

One series only.

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

One series only.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Donated in 1994, the Leon Robbin Collection of Music Manuscripts and Letters of Composers consists of over 800 autographed manuscripts and letters by composers, musicians, and conductors. Collection highlights include autograph manuscripts by many of the most important Romantic era composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s sketches for his Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor "Appassionata," a full set of handwritten parts for Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in A minor op. 41 no. 1 (Heavily...

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

The Individual Authors Series contains correspondence, manuscripts, questionnaires from the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors, photos, publications, and clippings relating to individual authors who were accepted or considered as members of the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors established by Sister Mary Joseph, S.L., in 1932. The series is arranged alphabetically by author. Boxes 1-66.

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series: Consists of 54 folders containing orchestral program notes. Arranged in the original order designated by Lawrence Gilman, who kept the documents in several letter books. Printed program notes (dated 1930-34) written by various annotators and collected by Gilman appear first in the series. The non-Gilman program notes are arranged alphabetically by last name of composer. Gilman made some marginal notes on many of these programs written by others. Program notes written by Gilman himself appear...

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series: Consists of 75 folders comprising a clippings file maintained by Lawrence Gilman. Arranged in the original order created by Gilman, who kept the documents in several letter books. Gilman arranged the clippings first into chronological segments (1931-32, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935, and literary clippings) and then alphabetically by name or topic. The material is almost exclusively non-Gilman related. It consists primarily of newspaper clippings. Most of the material is music related, and many...

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series: Consists of 75 folders comprising a clippings file maintained by Lawrence Gilman. Arranged in the original order created by Gilman, who kept the documents in several letter books. Gilman arranged the clippings first into chronological segments (1931-32, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935, and literary clippings) and then alphabetically by name or topic. The material is almost exclusively non-Gilman related. It consists primarily of newspaper clippings. Most of the material is music related, and many...

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series: Consists of 54 folders containing orchestral program notes. Arranged in the original order designated by Lawrence Gilman, who kept the documents in several letter books. Printed program notes (dated 1930-34) written by various annotators and collected by Gilman appear first in the series. The non-Gilman program notes are arranged alphabetically by last name of composer. Gilman made some marginal notes on many of these programs written by others. Program notes written by Gilman himself appear...

Scope and Contents Armstrong, Harry and L. Roland Jones. "The Twilight." Boston: Heart's Boston Sunday American. Bach, Johann Sebastian. "Bourrée." New York: G. Schirmer, Inc. Balfe, M. W. "Then You'll Remember Me." Boston: Davenport Bros. Bohm, Carl. "March Violets Waltz." Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. Burns, Robert. "Auld Lang Syne." Philadelphia: Lee & Walker. Chopin, Frederic. "Three Favorite Preludes." Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co.. Clifton, Henry. "Paddle Your Own Canoe." Boston: Oliver Ditson...

Scope and Contents 1. 4 original photographs signed (1 autograph card to Wolff with autograph signature below photo; 1 laid down, signed and dated, with autograph letter to verso; 1 laid down and signed below photo; 1 bust-length portrait of Wolff signed. 2. 1 postcard photograph signed to lower border. 3. 3 photographs of a sculpture, perhaps by Ilse Bing, in an envelope. With autograph annotations on verso of each photo. 4. 1 document signed and dated (“Ilse Bing 1988”) with reproduction photographs,...